Friday, 30 January 2026

The Comfort Blanket of Retro Gaming in the Face of Tragedy

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My last post began with the title "Surviving 2025". This one is going to be even tougher to write, I think. But I'll give i...
Sunday, 18 January 2026

Surviving 2025: Therapy, Friends, and the Comfort Blanket of 8-Bit ZX Spectrum Magic

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2025 was a year I'd rather forget, except for many excellent entertainment software releases for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the lik...
Thursday, 23 October 2025

THEC64 Mini - Black Edition... it's arrived!

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In initial thoughts In good time for Hallowe'en 2025, THEC64 Mini - Black Edition has arrived. It contains 25 post-commercial Com...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2025

BubbleBack: The Story of Forward to the Past 2

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I'm only happy when I'm grumpy! When I was much younger, which might as well be sometime 100 years back at this point, as my h...
Thursday, 9 October 2025

21 reviews.

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I never knew there was so much in it Back in 2004 or 2005 (citation needed), I was briefly writing for a British magazine called Retro...
Monday, 22 September 2025

A bit about my blog

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It has come to my attention that people disagree with some or all of my opinions. Which is nice It appears that not everyone agrees wi...
Tuesday, 16 September 2025

The Kickstarter version 3 Sinclair-branded ZX Spectrum Next can play some excellent games, you know

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The latest installment in the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter saga raised over £2.5m Sometimes, developers for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, ...